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noun

Definition of judderingnext
chiefly British
as in rocking

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juddering

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verb

present participle of judder, chiefly British
as in shaking
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements the engine began to judder alarmingly just a few miles outside of Brighton

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  1. shaking
  2. vibrating
  3. oscillation
Verb
  • Let the potatoes and garlic stand in the pot for 1 minute, shaking the pan occasionally, until the liquid evaporates.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That makes these companies almost impossible to change without industry-shaking upheaval.
    Nilay Patel, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of shaking
Verb
  • Typically, sound is made from vibrating a material, like a guitar string, and music is made by arranging sounds in hierarchical patterns.
    John Werner, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Modern vibration plates are the latest iteration in a long history of vibrating exercise devices, from belts to couches.
    Mustafa Fattah, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Definition of vibrating
Noun
  • The wild oscillations are in large part the result of furious levels of trading activity for Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) in the lead-up to next week’s presidential election.
    BYPaolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to the long-term oscillations, the ice recorded dozens of shorter, wilder swings.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of oscillation
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